Global Patent Index - EP 1713388 A1

EP 1713388 A1 20061025 - METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF STEP LENGTH AND ARRANGEMENT UTILIZING THE METHOD

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF STEP LENGTH AND ARRANGEMENT UTILIZING THE METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR KALIBRIERUNG DER SCHRITTLÄNGE UND DAS VERFAHREN ANWENDENDE ANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR ETALONNER LA LONGUEUR DES PAS ET SYSTEME UTILISANT CE PROCEDE

Publication

EP 1713388 A1 20061025 (EN)

Application

EP 05708166 A 20050210

Priority

  • FI 2005000086 W 20050210
  • FI 20040215 A 20040212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005077273A1] The invention relates to a method for measuring the length of steps, a measuring arrangement utilizing the method and a sound transmitter and a sound receiver utilized in the measuring arrangement. In the method according to the invention, the distance (S) of the person (1) performing the measurement from a certain fixed point (B) is measured by means of synchronized sound frequency pulses (12a, 12b, 12c). The number of steps is measured by means of an acceleration transducer carried along by the person (1). The length of steps is obtained by dividing the distance advanced (S) by the number of steps (N).

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/1123 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 11/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2562/0204 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005077273A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005077273 A1 20050825; EP 1713388 A1 20061025; FI 117887 B 20070413; FI 20040215 A0 20040212; FI 20040215 A 20050813; JP 2007523328 A 20070816; US 2007173378 A1 20070726

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2005000086 W 20050210; EP 05708166 A 20050210; FI 20040215 A 20040212; JP 2006552640 A 20050210; US 58922505 A 20050210